Man's skin turns orange from drinking too much cider

Michael Stenning, 47, who began drinking more than four litres of cider a day after losing his job as a courier, was convinced to seek medical attention by friends after his skin began to change colour. When he arrived at the hospital for a check-up, doctors told him they were "amazed you're not dead."

"It was a miracle," said Dr Sumita Verma, who researches alcoholic hepatitis. "I have never seen someone as sick as him leave the hospital alive."

Mr Stenning, a father-of-two, said: "I am a miracle case and just so happy to still be alive. I am touched by the continuous support from my family and friends especially after how I treated them at the time."

He started drinking heavily five years ago after being made redundant and only stopped when warned that he was about to die.

"I now want to make up for the years I've lost while drunk," he said, explaining that his skin has begun to return to its natural colour since stopping drinking.

"Staying off the booze has been easier than I thought and I'm happier drinking non-alcoholic drinks, which complement my now healthier diet. I have even started an exercise regime."

Mr Stenning, who is divorced, told how his two children Matthew, 22, and Sophie, 19, supported him as he struggled with his alcohol addiction: "They really helped me through it all. I can't thank everyone enough. When they noticed I was turning orange it was the last straw. I had to do something."

He spent three weeks at the Royal Sussex County Hospital in Brighton and says he owes his life to the staff who helped him beat his addiction.

Stephen Leggett, who alerted Mr Stenning when his face began to change colour praised his friend's resiliance: "A lot of people relapse, but Mick has stayed so strong."

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